I am doing a High School
project in which I am discussing
the unfairness of women's wages
in comparison with men's. If
it's alright I would like to
hear what you think on the issue
and ask you a few questions.
You are welcome to add anything
else you think could help me.
The questions are as follows.
Thanks for your time - Jessica.

1. Do you feel that women
are paid fairly in comparison
with a man doing the same job?
(If so why?)

2. Do you think women have
progressed or regressed in the
new fields of training and technology?
(compared with men)

3. Through your perspective
and experiences do you feel
women are paid and treated fairly
in the work force?

4. Which industries do you
think discriminate on pay the
most? Why? How so?

5. Do you know where I could
find more information on this
topic?

Thanks for thinking of us for
help with your project. I have
included my responses to your
questions, I hope this helps,
good luck - Amy

1. Do you feel that women
are paid fairly in comparison
with a man doing the same job?
(If so why?)

There are two main areas about
equal pay.

The first area is to ensure
that men and women who do
exactly the same job are paid
the same. Today, women make
on average, only 75 cents
to every dollar earned by
a man (or 25 % less). That
is women and men who do exactly
the same job.

The other part of equal
pay is ensuring that the pay
scales for different professions
changes. Today, any profession
that is more than 70% female
is a low-wage job, and vice
versa, any profession that
is more than 70% is a high-wage
job. To balance this, we need
to look at the value of each
job - for instance, teaching,
which is a primarily female
job, compared to banking,
which is a primarily male
job.

2. Do you think women have
progressed or regressed in the
new fields of training and technology?
(compared with men)

I think that there is still
growing to be done. Women aren't
equal to men in tech jobs in
much the same way that they
aren't equal in other higher
paying fields, but they are
making progress. Where they
started is at a much better
place than they did with other
professions, so the pace for
advancement seems to be greater.

3. Through your perspective
and experiences do you feel
women are paid and treated fairly
in the work force?

This seems similar to questions
# 1, but in general no, but
it also depends on the woman.
The race and ethnicity of the
woman also influences the treatment.

4. Which industries do you
think discriminate on pay the
most? Why? How so?

Again, ditto to answer # 1,
any industry that is primarily
men, the salaries are better
and vice versa.